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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Ennis makes when he wakes up at the beginning of "Brokeback Mountain"?

2. How does Ennis reply to Jack's request in the letter he sent Ennis?

3. What is the only thing Ennis enjoys reading, as explained after he begins working at Brokeback Mountain?

4. What was Jack's highest level of education?

5. What word is used to describe both Jack and Ennis's manner and way of speaking at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ennis decide to stay at the main camp on the first night that he does not return to the sheep?

2. What do Jack and Ennis know, despite not discussing it, after the first night they are intimate on Brokeback Mountain?

3. What positions are Jack and Ennis hired for at Brokeback Mountain?

4. How long after their time at Brokeback Mountain does Ennis receive a letter from Jack and what does it say?

5. What are Jack and Ennis unaware Joe Aguirre had done while they were making love on Brokeback Mountain?

6. What are the only things Jack and Ennis say to each other regarding their relationship while on Brokeback Mountain?

7. Why does Ennis offer to take Jack's place and sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

8. How does Ennis get ready to leave his trailer at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

9. What year do Ennis and Jack meet? Where and why?

10. What does Jack notice when Ennis takes his clothes off to wash himself at the main camp at Brokeback Mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Jack and Ennis in "Brokeback Mountain." What details help develop these characters and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Proulx's language style and word choice in "Brokeback Mountain." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Proulx's decision to tell the story using third person omniscient point-of-view. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

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